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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
4
The annual American Medical association gathering in Chicago opened with Dr Arthur Dean Bevan urging physicians to unite to end intoxicants in the United States. He called liquor the greatest evil, citing its harm to physical and mental health as conclusive evidence that booze murders.
A speaker hires Pete Dill to kill a disruptive cat that haunts their flat with eerie songs. Dill debates drowning, shooting, and hanging the animal, then refuses, citing indecision and impropriety. The task passes to William Wax who will use an ax to finish the job.
A Pasadena Methodist bishop, whose son died in France, writes a moving tribute urging mothers to value their sons’ sacrifices. The poem extols duty, courage, and democratic ideals, framing the son as a selfless guardian of humanity and faith rather than a mere loss.
Mrs Exe denounces another invitation from Mrs Hareleigh to her bothersome dinner. Her husband counters with a prior engagement but she insists on declining, claiming virtuous restraint despite impatience.
The message states that Mrs Boreleigh accepts with great pleasure. It conveys gracious acknowledgment and warm courtesy in response to an invitation or proposal.
A mother notes two cake pieces in the pantry and finds only one later. Lillian blames darkness for the missing slice, admitting she did not see the other piece. The brief domestic scene hints at a small puzzle about what happened to the second piece.
In a Cuban estate plot, Don Esteban Varona guards a treasure hidden by slave Sebastian. Donna Isabel plots treachery, murder, and auctions against Sebastian, Evanglina, Rosa, and Esteban. O'Reilly and Jacket chase Rosa through Matanzas with insurgents, facing Cobo the villain and looming Weyler action, as hope fights despair.
O'Reilly confronts the brutal reality of Matanzas where hospitals are full and dying are uncounted. He spots a bent figure digging for survival near Ta Cumbre as the fate of Rosa Varon a hangs in the balance before a cliffhanger ending.
A harsh critique notes that giving bananas to a baby is reckless and compares discarding peels on sidewalks to patently unsafe behavior. The remark frames caregiver judgment as negligent and dangerous to pedestrians.
Corrected timetable notes show Co. M. and St. P. line with services on January 20, 1918. Entries list Wrasthounda Wweetvvunve No. 25 Pass at 12:62 a.m., No. 3 Passenger at 9:10 a.m., and No. 91 Local at 12:01 p.m.
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